Tall Oil Split Fatty Acids Grade A from China
Split fatty acids from tall oil are fractionally distilled to separate low-rosin fatty acids for dimerization in polyamide resins. HTS 3823.13.0040 covers this 'other' category of industrial tall oil fatty acids used in adhesives and inks. Derived from kraft pulp mill tall oil refining processes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Document distillation process to prove 'split' separation from rosin; ensure no esterification for correct subheading; beware of bulk packaging misdeclared as crude oil